Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Global stocks extend gains as relief rally continuesThe FTSE rose sharply on the open and continued climbing gradually across the course of the day, gaining a whopping 2.4% as the trade war relief...

Europe European stocks are flying high as the fears of a trade war ease. The US has showed signs that it isn’t as aggressive as traders initially suspected. Beijing won’t be implementing...

Larry Kudlow worked a bit more market-boosting magic this Thursday, following up Wednesday evening’s Dow-rescuing comments with a few more calming words. Trump’s latest chief economic...

Shares of the Swiss National Bank (SIX:SNBN) continue to rally, closing yesterday at CHF 9,400. It’s a crypto-style rise, because in mid-2017 the price was around CHF 2,000! However, despite...

2017 was a stellar year for the retail stock. Starting at £15.77, a relatively slow first half of the year ramped up significant after summer, with WH Smith eventually closing out December at an...

European equity markets are continuing on from the strong finish in the US last night and Japan overnight.The positive sentiment is evident as traders feel President Trump might not be as aggressive...

It looks as though the second quarter of 2018 has gotten off to a disastrous start. Major markets are facing extreme volatility amid serious threats of a trade war between the world’s two...

Global PMI slips further from near seven-year high Eurozone economies see strongest expansion, though North America closes the gap. Growth remains lacklustre in Asia Inflationary pressures remain...

Europe European stock markets are feeling the pain from China’s decision to impose new tariffs on US imports. The initial reaction from Beijing was relatively small, and traders feared there...

Ugly as it was, the Dow Jones managed to avoid the truly scary open promised by the futures earlier in the day, something that helped to ease the losses seen in Europe.Now let’s be clear –...

Despite China’s deputy finance minister stating that a trade war would be ‘lose-lose’ for the US and China, this didn’t stop the latter from continuing the week’s...

For much of 2017 things were going well for the UK retailer. Starting at £2.50 the stock climbed all the way to a 15 month high of £3.59. Yet, news of a 14.1% plunge in interim pre-tax...

The so-called trade wars between the US and China have ramped up significantly in recent days with a series of tit-for-tat levies being announced. The latest move from Beijing has targeted the...

A nice start to April with the Dax, FTSE 100 and S&P shorts all making decent points as the markets rallied, then dropped, then rallied again.Crucially the bulls kept the FTSE 100 above the 7000...